Sentences with phrase «on deceleration»

In the full - width rigid barrier test, head injury values based on decelerations indicated poor protection for this part of the body and all points for the driver dummy were lost.

To keep costs down, Toyota uses some harder plastics and painted metal surfaces along with a slightly less funky design — the Prius» blue computer - mouse - inspired «joystick» shifter is replaced with a conventional Yaris - style shifter marked PRND and B which heightens regenerative braking to recharge the battery on deceleration.

What's Worst: CVT lacks engine braking on deceleration, which could be easily countered with paddle shifters.

Strict limits are placed on the decelerations of the chest and on the degree of chest deflection and this, in turn, encourages manufacturers to fit more sophisticated restraints.

Utilizing a belt alternator starter and lithium - ion battery, this set - up can recover up to 12 kW of energy on deceleration, which Audi says can provide as much as 0.7 liters of gas per 100 km.

After days of exasperation over this missing feature, I stumbled upon the hill descent control function, which did help the car hold gears longer, but only on deceleration.

Those of you who read my blog regularly will know the emphasis I place on deceleration qualities in multiple planes.

A mechanical limited - slip differential with 22 percent lockup on acceleration and 27 percent on deceleration is fitted instead.

During the wait, they added water and ran the car up and down the street, causing both black smoke on acceleration and white smoke on deceleration, indicating there was water in the engine.

The rear wheels can handle the power, although you should opt for the Cusco limited - slip differential — less for getting off the line than for stabilizing the rear end on deceleration, as I discovered when lifting abruptly for a 90 - degree corner and spinning gracefully onto the grass.

In coasting mode, the engine in the new 7 Series freewheels on deceleration with no engine braking effect thereby reducing fuel consumption.

Put it in S, and it livens up and feels like a performance car should, but the downshifts on deceleration are rough.

There's even a bit of Prius-esque environmental appeasement, with an alternator that only charges on deceleration or something like that.

In some cases, the whining noise is more noticeable on deceleration.

On the deceleration front, the E 63 S can be had with carbon - ceramic brakes that will set you back nearly $ 9,000.

I love the crackle on deceleration too.

Just by closing the valves on deceleration Honda was able to improve regen braking efficiencies by about 10 % on their new civic, I believe.

As part of the package, the Malibu shuts off all fuel flow on deceleration but the electric motor kicks in the moment you step on the throttle; it also has auto stop - restart.

Our tester was also cursed with a bizarre high - pitched electronic whine most audible on deceleration when the revs were between 2,000 - 4,000 rpm.

It shifts at unusual times on deceleration thus making your breaking non-constant (you can feel lurches).

The Sport mode can remedy this, as it simulates shift points, and holds gears longer on deceleration.

Protection of the chest of the 6 year dummy was weak, based on decelerations measured by the dummy.

Following the example from the Mini E, the Concept ActiveE reclaims kinetic electricity with a generator that provides an engine - braking effect on deceleration.

The electric motor draws power from a Ni - MH battery, which gets regular top - ups on deceleration from the car's energy regeneration system.

Provision for coverage of additional luggage based on deceleration provided prior commencement of journey.

Thus, the new M5 will be equipped with engine start - stop capability, brake energy regeneration (this is when the alternator works overtime to charge the battery on deceleration to minimize alternator drag when the car is in cruise and acceleration modes), and a variable flow oil pump.

Finally, Mazda claims the engine uses capacitors to store electrical energy on deceleration, reducing the load on the alternator at other times and thus improving fuel economy.

The 290 - hp 3.5 - liter V6 is quicker still, using a nine - speed automatic, with either front - drive or all - wheel - drive and a torque vectoring system — Acura's super handling all - wheel drive (SH - AWD), that uses individual wheel braking on deceleration and a lighter, simplified rear differential on acceleration to overdrive the outside rear wheel in wet or slippery conditions.

For the 6 year dummy, protection of the chest and neck was weak, based on decelerations and tensile forces.

This means that, unlike the parallel hybrid system employed by Toyota, Honda hybrids never operate on full electric power, relying instead on what amounts to a very big starter motor / generator to provide a boost on acceleration and to top up the battery on deceleration.

On deceleration or braking, the electric motor acts as a generator, which slows the vehicle.